Construction & Surety Law

We have acquired an in-depth appreciation of the issues which typically arise in construction-related transactions from our years of experience representing developers, owners, contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, design professionals, sureties and material fabricators and suppliers on such matters as:

Construction financing
Contract negotiation
Drafting of contract documents
Public bid protests and disputes
Strategy with regard to potential disputes
Contract interpretation and compliance
Project close-out and settlement
Achievement of minority participation goals
Delay and impact claim development and presentation
Defense of claims
Compliance with bond and lien statues
Contract terminations for default and for convenience
Contractor substitutions
Labor-management relations

We also regularly represent parties to construction disputes and their sureties in all aspects of dispute resolution including:

Negotiation
Litigation in Federal and State trial and appellate courts
Private and AAA-sponsored arbitration
Private and court-directed mediation

The expertise of our attorneys who focus on this area of law has resulted in court-appointments as masters, arbitrators and mediators in complex construction cases.

List of Attorneys

Michael Johnson
Cara Kennemer
Lindsey Reinhardt
Richard Schellhammer
Paul Underkofler
Heather Woods